How PRINTlovers #103 is made

The cover and second cover design is by Robilant.

The Lovers inscription is hot-printed with LUXOR MTS 428, a very delicate matt gold.

Cover paper
Fedrigoni MATERICA Limestone 250 g/m2

Materica is the family of papers and boards with natural colours and an unmistakable surface touch. It is made up of 25% recycled fibre content, 10% cotton fibre, 25% pure cellulose and 40% CTMP and FSC® certified cellulose. The cotton fibres in the blend give the surface softness and make it extraordinarily pleasant to the touch. Available in fourteen shades and a range of four grammages, it is highly versatile and perfect for coordinated graphics, including covers, inserts, and catalogues, but also for luxury packaging.

Second cover paper 
Fedrigoni ARENA® HIGH DEFINITION Extra White 250 g/m2 

Arena High Definition is the new addition to the Fedrigoni Arena® family. Made of pure ECF cellulose, FSC® certified, it is characterised by a matt surface and a natural touch, guaranteeing high-definition printing performance. Available in Extra White and White. It is excellent for publishing, creative communication and graphic design projects, such as covers, inserts, books, catalogues and magazines. It can also be used for packaging coordinates and greeting cards.

Back cover printing and finishing 

The second cover was printed by Erredue 1973 in 6-colour UV offset (CMYK and two metallic Pantone colours) using the Moon foil technique: the cold printing is done with ALUFIN KPS SLIM 2.0, a metallic silver. The product's special feature is the ultra-thin PET layer of 6µ, the thinnest on the market. Subsequently, two hot stamping passes were performed: one for lettering, with LUXOR MTS 107469 N, a delicate satin metallic pink. The other is for the bottom of a nameplate, with the timeless and versatile holographic SB NEON SEAMLESS/AL-XL. All materials for the finishing are from Luxoro.


Laser cutting 
Laser cutting of the tags and tear-off was performed with Sei Laser's PaperOne 3500 automatic digital die-cutting system, capable of state-of-the-art creasing and die-cutting sheets up to 350 x 1000 mm. The processes possible with PaperOne 3500 are not limited to die-cutting but extend to micro-perforations, tear-offs, easy opening, micro-punching, serial number coding, and many other paper embellishment effects. Equipped with automatic loading and unloading, the system allows for easy and professional production of small and medium runs, guaranteeing a quality result that is an absolute market reference.

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Robilant 
Robilant is a creative lab in the heart of Milan, the capital city of Italian Design. This is the place where brands are born, evolve, and change to successfully meet the fluid context of the modern scenario, while keeping the focus on their own identity. In our method, strategy and design work always together, in order to create customized solutions and give companies every tool they need to express their uniqueness. Our team includes more than 95 brand and design professionals. Expert advisors and young talent with design training, but different backgrounds and vertical skills. Within this flexible, modular hub, the work teams are set up based on the client’s characteristics and needs. Disciplines converge, cultures meet, categories blend, the most innovative skills interact with the time-tested profession, to design multi-channel brand experiences that are always original and never standardized.Siamo un laboratorio creativo nel cuore della città del design.

Robilant Team Members: Mayssa El Kaddoum, Edoardo Macchietti, Iro Anagnostara, Shuyue Li, Alessandra Lombardi, Dario Villa, Matteo Mocchi, Matteo Leonti
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Erredue 1973
Founded in 1973 in Cirimido, in the province of Como, Erredue 1973 boasts more than 50 years of experience in flatbed offset printing. Founded in the commercial printing sector, it has evolved over the years, introducing innovative technologies to finish and enhance the final product, most recently Cold Foil printing and the innovative Moon Foil technique. Continuous development and investment have finally led the company to effectively structure itself in the converting sector and the production of everything related to packaging. 
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SEI Laser 
Is one of the most dynamic and innovative companies in the world of laser technology. Founded in 1982, SEI is a constantly expanding company: today, it has five branches, a vast network of distributors, and a recently inaugurated warehouse dedicated to the Converting sector. Here, you can see the solutions that the Bergamo-based company has specially developed for cutting, marking and decorating paper, where the laser plays a fundamental role, ensuring high production performance for all those working in the sector, thanks to the digitalisation of the analogue die-cutting process. PaperOne Line is a complete system, the undisputed player on the market.
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Luxoro
Luxoro is the exclusive partner in Italy of the KURZ Group, a world player and reference point in producing equipment and technology for hot, cold and digital printing. Through its inspirations, Luxoro wants to spread a new way of thinking about packaging and brand image, unprecedented finishing solutions and top-quality materials designed for unique designs. Whether packaging, labels, publishing, high security, cosmetics, automotive, household appliances or fashion, the offerings for finishing are always cutting-edge and surprising. Thanks to rigorous company policies aimed at environmental sustainability, Luxoro has long been a 100% renewable energy company and a WWF supporter in the protection and sustainability project for fauna and the environment.
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Fedrigoni
Since 1888, Fedrigoni has stood for excellence in producing special papers. The Group is among the most prominent players in Europe in making and selling different types of high-value-added paper for packaging and graphics and self-adhesive products for labelling. With around 5,000 employees in Italy and abroad and 25,000 catalogue references, the Group sells and distributes in 132 countries worldwide. Fedrigoni is headed in the paper division by myCordenons and the historic Fabriano brand, with over 750 years of history, and in the Self-Adhesives division by Arconvert and Ritrama, which has led the Group to become the third global player in the world of pressure sensitive labels.
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